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Lost at Sea: Costa Rica’s Fishing Communities Face Growing Pressure

Tico Times - June 14, 2026

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The Teams Turning the 2026 World Cup Upside Down

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Beach Access Dispute Grows After Costa Police Remove Vehicle Plates

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Costa Rica Says Ostional Turtle Nesting Not Seriously Harmed by Strong Swells

Lost at Sea: Costa Rica’s Fishing Communities Face Growing Pressure

Tico Times - June 14, 2026

Four fishermen from the Roxana II remain missing in Costa Rica’s North Pacific after rough seas linked to Tropical Storm Cristina caused multiple boating...

The Teams Turning the 2026 World Cup Upside Down

Tico Times - June 14, 2026

Three days into the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the script is already coming apart. Across North America, teams that were expected to absorb their...

Beach Access Dispute Grows After Costa Police Remove Vehicle Plates

Tico Times - June 14, 2026

Traffic Police removed license plates from several vehicles parked along the access road to Playa Blanca in Punta Leona on Saturday, adding a...

Costa Rica Says Ostional Turtle Nesting Not Seriously Harmed by Strong Swells

Tico Times - June 14, 2026

Videos showing hundreds of turtle eggs scattered across the sand at Ostional National Wildlife Refuge raised concern this week, after strong Pacific swells eroded...

La Carpio Shows Signs of Change After Years Marked by Poverty

Mitzi Stark - June 13, 2026

Years ago the name La Carpio stood for extreme poverty, homes made of corregated metal and recycled wood, and high crime. That's all changed....

Costa Rica Rolls Out National Strategy to Stop Wildlife Electrocutions

Tico Times - June 13, 2026

Costa Rica is moving to give national force to a strategy aimed at reducing one of its most persistent threats to wildlife: electrocution on...

Costa Rica Prepares for Severe El Niño as Water, Power and Tourism Face Pressure

Tico Times - June 13, 2026

Costa Rica is preparing for a difficult El Niño cycle that could put pressure on water supplies, electricity costs and tourism services in some...

Costa Rica’s Humpback Whale Season Begins on the Pacific Coast

Tico Times - June 13, 2026

Few wildlife encounters rival the sight of a humpback whale breaching from warm tropical waters, and Costa Rica has quietly become one of the...

Costa Rica’s Landmark Same-Sex Marriage Stands as Court Tosses Annulment Case

Tico Times - June 13, 2026

A family court has rejected the Costa Rican government's long-running attempt to annul our country's first same-sex marriage, reaffirming the 2015 union of Laura...

IKEA Begins Costa Rica Rollout: Start Practicing Your Allen Wrench Skills Now

Tico Times - June 13, 2026

IKEA is moving closer to opening in Costa Rica, and the country’s future furniture shoppers may want to start getting familiar with flat-pack boxes,...